Winter can't end soon enough for folks who are struggling to heat their homes this winter.
The Des Moines Register reports that prices have risen about 35 percent since last year:
Residential users who rely on the fuel to heat their homes are struggling to make payments, which can be a minimum of $500 for a 250-gallon delivery.
From the U.S Department of Energy's update, see how propane prices have risen in the last year.
NPR aired a piece yesterday about how renters and landlords are battling over heating costs: "Some landlords in Maine are abandoning their rental units and leaving tenants in the cold." And some tenants are skipping their rent to keep the heat on.